In late May 2015 a 16-year-old boy from Ipswich arrested on suspicion of two murders appeared in court in the UK charged with the 2014 double murder; a date was set for the trial and Friday following that two-week trial James Fairweather, now aged 17, was found guilty of the brutal attack and murder of Saudi national Nahid Almanea, 31 and James Attfield, 33 and a father-of-five, who were stabbed to death in 2014 in Colchester, Essex.

In March 2014 James Attfield was found with 102 knife wounds in Castle Park and in June Ms Almanea was stabbed 16 times as she walked to the University of Essex campus.

Mr Attfield was still alive, just, when he was found with injuries to his hands, arms, face, neck and head but his life could not be saved. Ms Almanea was also alive when found but died at the scene as paramedics tried to save her life.

Mr Attfield previously suffered brain damage in a car accident and his vulnerability made him an easy target for the killer.

Fairweather claimed to be psychotic but that claim was dismissed. He is described as having an obsession with the notorious Yorkshire Ripper.

The court heard Fairweather, a pupil at Colchester Academy, had been bullied at school since he was 11 and his defence argued a combination of autism, paranoia and voices in his head made him kill.

He had been questioned and released by police in the weeks after the Saudi student's death as one of 70 people with a known history of knife crime to be interviewed.

He had been convicted of a knifepoint robbery at a shop in January 2014 and was sentenced to 12 months of youth supervision. - ﻿BBC News﻿

A review into whether or not the youth supervision order had failed "did not identify any issues or actions which could have prevented these tragic events."

When the ﻿horrific attacks﻿ took place in 2014 the teenager would have been aged 14 or 15. His age and the ferocity of his attacks are shocking.

He was unnamed during earlier reporting due to his young age.

Fairweather was sentenced at the Old Bailey April 29 and knew he faced a minimum sentence of 12 years.

Friday the judge sentenced Fairweather to 27 years in jail. Reporting from the court the Daily Mail writes "The teenager [now aged 17] - who idolised Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe - mouthed 'I don't give a s***' as a judge handed him a 27-year minimum sentence today. Earlier he had given a thumbs up to his mother, who sat in the public gallery of the Old Bailey, and told her to 'keep your chin up'. She broke down in tears as he was led away from the dock."

"It emerged during this morning's hearing that he was sentenced for a knifepoint robbery on March 26 2014 and given a Youth Referral Order - the youth equivalent of a community sentence. Just three days later he stabbed 33-year-old Mr Attfield 102 times as he lay helpless in a park."

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